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Brighton residents to have right to return to revamped flats
People living in tower blocks under threat of demolition will keep their social housing tenancies and have the right to return when they are redeveloped, a council meeting housing officials were quizzed about the future of the eight tower blocks, that contain a a total of 558 flats, at a Brighton & Hove City Council meeting on were told that doing nothing was not an option and redevelopment would need to start within five Williams, the council's cabinet member for housing, said: "We will be proceeding with compassion and care because this is very emotional and there are a lot of ties to the area and their homes." The eight tower blocks are Dudeney Lodge and Nettleton Court in Hollingdean, St James' House in Kemptown, and Falcon Court, Heron Court, Kestrel Court, Kingfisher Court and Swallow Court in living in the blocks will continue to pay a "social rent", Williams councillor added: "We will be careful, where we can, to be able to place people in a similar area in similar types of accommodation that they are used to."Williams said the redevelopment programme would aim to increase the number of council homes overall. Committee members were told structural work and buying back leasehold flats would cost a combined £166m, which would take up a large chunk of the five-year £297m housing revenue account Levy, the council's director of housing and regeneration, said the local authority was aiming to start consulting on its rehousing policy in January and to start the process by the end of Meadows, a former chair of the housing committee, said she believed it would take eight years for the new homes to be over-arching programme to redevelop all eight sites completely would be phased, should the cabinet approve it, and would likely cost more than £500m.A report on the proposals for the eight blocks is due to go before the council's cabinet on 17 July.
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Free training for volunteers to keep Somerset towns tidy
People who want to help make their town or village look tidier by clearing weeds or cutting grass, are being offered free training to do so Council has approved plans to allow local town and parish councils to carry out low level voluntary highways maintenance work, and will provide a safety awareness course for those who want to get work that volunteers will be trained to do will include litter picking, cleaning signs and clearing Tucker, chairman of Aller Parish Council and town clerk of Langport Town Council, said: "I do things because I see that it is right to do and I would actively encourage others to do the same." Somerset Council said it would retain the responsibilities of the highway authority, with the new scheme enabling volunteers "to enhance the services we already provide".Councillor Richard Wilkins said: "This isn't about the parish council stepping in to do work we're not doing. "We will continue to do the high level maintenance. However, the parishes and towns and cities are clear they are keen to make the place even better."Mr Tucker added: "I take an enormous pride in the areas I work. I'm noticing it's more difficult to get people to do things."I raised that there needed to be simpler training for volunteers for myself who don't need to spend £300 and a whole day learning these things."I'll be very surprised if there's not enough people. I'm convinced the county has done a winner with this one. I think there'll be an uptake."
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People urged to give money to local charities rather than beggars
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